Chapter 199: Design
Henry was speechless when he said to Simon Hodge: "At the end of 1993, if the bookmaker still offered 1:3 odds, Firefly Games would buy a billion dollars to win, and see if they dared to take !!."
Hearing this, Simon Hodge's heart suddenly felt very happy.
"Yes, I see!!"
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Bidding for the Williams Center's design has begun, and hundreds of companies' designs have been emailed to Cisco's website. John Chambers and others have selected the 10 best designs from the competition!
The final decision is still in Henry's hands.
Henry left Firefly Games and went to Cisco.
Cisco Chairman's Office.
A huge projection screen switches pictures from time to time!
The content of the picture is a high-rise building with cleverly designed, very unique, and full of technology!
"Chairman, this is the blueprint for the best ten design companies we've picked out of them!" says John Chambers, as he demonstrates.
Henry nodded, continuing to look at the blueprints carefully.
When the blueprint switches to the fifth company, Henry slams to stop.
"Who is this blueprint?" asked Henry.
"WinWin Architects, the world's most prestigious architectural design firm, previously served the British royal family and aristocratic families above the marquis!" John Chambers said, looking at Henry, "Chairman, this firm was founded in London, England in 1919. Its founder has the same surname as you, also known as 'Williams', and he is also a baron!!"
"What a coincidence?!!," Henry said in surprise, and then asked, "Have you ever investigated the descendants of the founder?"
"Investigated!" John Chambers nodded, "After the death of the founder of Winwin Architects, his grandson Albert Williams inherited Winwin. But then he failed to invest in stocks, owed a lot of debts, and finally had to sell the company to someone else! According to the investigation, Albert Williams had two sons. One is Alexander Williams, who died in a car accident, and the other is Peter Williams, who is currently working as an auto mechanic,......!
Henry understood, and his father in this life was Alexander Williams. He died in a car accident and his uncle's name was Peter Williams, the same car mechanic! It is not difficult to speculate that he is a descendant of the founder of Winwin Architects!
"I'm very satisfied with the blueprints of this company," Henry said lightly, "but I bought this company first!"
"Yes, I understand!" John Chambers nodded knowingly.
The design drawings of winwin architectural design company are very good, so that Henry likes it at a glance, and the feeling of combining technology and art is very strong. It looks technological, simple and bright, but the details are Art Deco style, making the whole building look like a work of art.
Williams Center is composed of 50 buildings in the shape of a ring, and more than 10 commercial streets of all sizes have been formed by traffic. And the ground floor of the building is all connected, forming a huge and complex underneath city!
In addition to the headquarters of Henry's company, these buildings were also designed as "Williams Coliseum" and "Williams Art Museum". "Williams Science Museum", "Williams Mall" four large buildings!
Williams Arena is designed to host Olympic events and is capable of hosting basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, handball, gymnastics, boxing, indoor soccer, ice sports, and NBA events!
The design of the Williams Center for the Arts includes a concert hall and a dance theater. Galleries, movie halls, and relief carvings!
As for the Williams Science Museum, it is a place to showcase the invention of human science and technology!
In addition, the entire Williams Center has also been designed with many very unique attractions, such as the fountain. Megalith, Sculpture, Williams Center Plaza......
After reading the design drawings of Winwin Architectural Design Company, Henry continued to look down, in case there is also a good design, then it can be combined, and the two design companies work together!
When Henry saw the design of the seventh company, he was immediately shocked, and after asking John Chambers, Henry learned that this was the design of SOM Architects in the United States, and the most powerful thing about this architectural design firm is that there is no one else in the world-class design of large-scale buildings, high-rise buildings and super high-rise buildings!
In their blueprints, they boldly designed the Williams Laboratory in the heart of Williams as a 666-metre-tall giant tower, similar to the Burj Khalifa. Once completed, it will surpass the Twin Towers of the New York Trade Center and become the tallest building in the world!!
Henry was shocked at first, and his heart was moved, but then he hesitated, if this is built, what if the **** takes a fancy to it......?
Henry couldn't help frowning!
John Chambers wondered: "Chairman, this design is very good, and when it is completed, it will definitely shock the world!!
Henry smiled bitterly in his heart, of course, it would shock the world, and it would also attract the attention of Ben Pulllight.
Alas, to build or not to build?
Let's continue to read on, because we haven't finished reading the design drawings of SOM Design Firm!
Then the picture changed, and Henry was shocked again.
At this time, more than a dozen buildings appeared on the projection screen, and Henry looked at it, how did it look so much like the candle flame building in the wind in Dubai?
, the reality of the Burj Khalifa, and then the Candle in the Wind Building, SOM Architects, so hanging?!!
Could it be that this company will be given to a company that specializes in designing buildings for Dubai in the future?!!!
"Chairman, these two drawings were made by a designer named Adrian Smith, and I think his ideas are very bold, but the more he does it, the more genius he looks!!" John Chambers said.
"Hmm!" Henry nodded in agreement, "The design is very bold and creative!!
Compared to SOM, winwin Architects is more in line with Henry's wishes. This crazy, unconventional design, and full of technology, is exactly what Henry wants to see!
However, according to SOM's design, the construction cost of the entire Williams Center is likely to cost more than $10 billion!!
And it will be completed in at least five years!
If you don't use such a good design, you will use it in Dubai in the future...... Think about it, which of the Burj Khalifa and the Candle Flame Building in the Wind is not a landmark, and which one is not a bull fork?
"Chairman, winwin's design is artistic and service-oriented, while SOM's design is more avant-garde and bold. I think it's best to combine the two!"
Henry nodded: "Well, yes, it's right, it's just ......"
Alas, I just built the Burj Khalifa by myself, and I built the Candle in the Wind Building, will it be too a bunker, and then Ben **** can't see it?
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(To be continued.) )